Honestly Missing, the only piece of policy stated in that four minutes of drivel is/was “Medicare for All”, which went undefined while the opposition was attacked for being the opposition.

And the term “Medicare for All” has been thrown around so much that nobody knows exactly what that means anymore. Would it be catastrophic coverage only? Would it punish those who were/are unable to get preventative care for whatever reason (including, but not limited to, no insurance, insurance didn’t cover it, no access to a doctor, or they worked for a business where they were refused time off to see a doctor)? Would it cover mental health/psychological benefits? Or would it be a tax grab to fund the salaries of administrators who are paid to gripe about how ‘socialism restrains the free market and prohibits us (the companies) from delivering quality care’? (Except they never define quality of care.)

The Master of Disaster, who is nonpartisan, thinks it’s time for the Democratic Party to have a serious discussion about 2020, specifically on abandoning all other policy positions and running on ‘healthcare for all’. The Master of Disaster realizes this has probably a zero percent chance of happening.

People here, have said I’m crazy, mental, and a whole bunch of other ugly things. And that’s okay, I’ve got pretty thick skin. No worries.

They say a progressive rise isn’t real. They say that the Russians are why Clinton lost. Whole bunch of other goofy things in my opinion.

That video is from a network who owns the under 40 demographic, whose mind share is greater than MSNBC Fox and CNN combined.

The core thrust of that video, is vote for policy, the strategy behind why it is on the rise, what it’s going to mean, and medicare-for-all serves only as a national easy to point to and understand example.

No, we have Trump for one and only one reason, and her name is Hilary Clinton.

Vitalogy, you are becoming a relic. Quickly.

People under 40 are rejecting fear, blame and shame politics in ever increasing numbers. Under 35, 30 ish? YUGE.

They are the future, your lame, blame fear and flame politics are increasingly old news, good for a snooze, or perhaps to lose, again.

Fact is the rapidly growing progressive coalition is speaking to people on class, and across a lot of lines currently being ignored by the party leadership.

One of the more notable things is they do tend to ack for votes and do so directly with clear policy goals in mind.

I will enjoy watching you learn a hard lesson: namely, that telling others what to do, blaming them, does not work. And, it just is not about you. It is all about that struggling majority of which you are obviously not a member.

If you put even a fraction of your current energy expenditure toward actually understanding where most people are at and why, you would be a seriously effective advocate.

Just know you can blather on all you want and will have exactly zero impact on me. Already told you I doubt you are even capable of it.

And there are a whole lot of me out there, numbers growing every day. People done with shitty politics.

And there is the choice! The people who produced that piece framed it up sweet, nice and easy.

Covering everyone who needs a basic form of health insurance is a noble goal and one I don’t dismiss or suggest isn’t a good idea.

But to start, calling the majority ‘knuckle-draggers’ and fascists in that video is the first problem. You can’t win people you despise and it will show through. Fact is, Mr. Trump won a majority of electoral college votes. If such insincerity is that pervasive on the left, I suspect that they aren’t really about helping people. They’re about power and control. Big difference.

A larger scale medicare could work under one scenario. Namely, a Chevrolet version for needy Americans who want it. If it has basic coverage, without needless ‘bells & whistles,’ expect incentives for a free market version to compete and actually provide choice for those who want a bit more and can pay for it.

I have no problem with Medicare and suggest instead of ‘Medicare for All,’ it be named ‘Medicare Access for All.’ Just don’t try to ram a state-controlled scheme in the guise of health care down the throats of those who don’t want it. Otherwise, like Barrycare, it’s doomed to fail.

If the left can’t come to common cause on key issues, how on earth can they expect to compel Republicans to do anything?

Fact is, Democrats tend to win when they’re civil. Yet Hillary is now on the record against civility.

I thought liberals were smarter than this. They used to be better at controlling the narrative. Now, even with their media acolytes, they’re the gang that seemingly can’t shoot straight.

Progressives aren’t being helped any by those images of antifa running the streets in Portland, mobs threatening to invade from South America, crazies pounding on Supreme Court doors, plus the conga line clown show of Democrat leaders like Maxine Waters supporting attacks and ‘getting in their faces.’

The sooner such people are persona non grata in ANY party, despite their largesse, the better we all are. Besides, in the long run, they’re an albatross around the neck of any political campaign, anyway.

Not running. Who’s running? Slimey hypocrites like Cruz. Polls show him leading. He’s going to lose. The media will amplify his loss (rightfully so, after all he is such a fuck faced liar it isn’t funny) and Cruz will yell foul for some reason, but his campaign has been aggressive, not civil.

Herb, you really need to chill. At your current rate you may run out of purple microdots before Election day.

Progressives were hoping Tuesday’s elections would finally give them definitive proof that Democrats can run and win on unapologetically liberal issues in swing districts and states.

That didn’t happen.

Despite a good night for congressional Democrats overall, nearly all of national progressive groups’ star candidates fell short in their contests in red or purple districts and states, potentially slowing the momentum the emboldened left had enjoyed since Hillary Clinton’s loss two years ago.

“Progressives have to really do some hard thinking about the shape of the movement looking at 2020 and beyond,” said progressive strategist Jonathan Tasini, adding that while the left had successes in some local races, they struggled in statewide contests.

“The failure, for example, of the Ben Jealous campaign in a very Democratic state says both that sticking a simple ‘progressive’ branding on a candidate’s campaign may sustain a small cult, but that isn’t enough to win enough elections.”